Pregnancy Survey.

About the mommy!

Name: Meredith

Age: 24 (9 more days until I'm 25!)

Hair color: Brown

Eye color: Brown

First child?: YES!

About the daddy!

Name: Justin

Age: 29

Hair color: Brown

Eye color: They kind of change depending on what he is wearing, green and sometimes blue

First child?: YES!

Finding out!!

What day did you find out?: March 3, 2011

How did you feel when you found out?: Excited! Shocked! Nervous!

Who was with you?: I was at home by myself when I took two tests

Who was the first person you told?: Justin, then called sisters and mom/dad

How did they react?: Super excited

How did the daddy react?: He was very happy and excited

Telling the grandparents(aka your parents)!

How did your parents react?: They were extremely happy for us and excited

How did his parents react?: Same as above

Are they helping with baby names?: Nope, we did that on our own

Have they bought anything for the baby yet?: Lots of cute outfits!

How often do they call to check on you?: Several times throughout the week

About the pregnancy!

When was your first appointment?: I have it written down somewhere, but I know it was sometime mid-March

When is your due date?: November 6th

How far along are you?: 20 weeks 2 days

Pre-pregnancy weight?: Ummmmm....right.

Weight now?: Floating around 160

Have you had any ultrasounds?: Two

Have you heard the heartbeat?: Yes

What was the heartbeat?: It has been in the 130's up to the 150's

Sex of the baby!

Are you finding out the sex or will you wait until birth?: We found out last week. It's a BOY!

What do you want?: I really didn't care. Just a healthy baby.

What does the daddy want?: Same as above

If you have kids, what do they want?: Minnie isn't sure she understands the difference between baby girl and baby boy

What do you think you are having?: ..

Have you had your big ultrasound yet?: Yes

If so, what are you having?: Again, Boy

If you have kids, are they happy with the sex of the new baby?: Again, Minnie isn't so sure about all of this

Are you & daddy happy with what you are having?: Absolutely

About the birth!

Do you know what you are taking with you?: I have no clue at this point. I'm sure I will be making multiple lists between now and then.

Who is going to be with you?: Justin will be the only one in the room during delivery.

Are you going to videotape it?: Nope Nope. I'm sure we will take some videos after he is born.

Natural or medicated?: Epidural, pretty much any woman that has done both has said GET THE DRUGS.

Do you think you will need a c-section?: I do not think so at this time

Will you cry when you hold your baby for the first time?: I'm thinking probably so

Do you think the daddy will cry?: I think he will

Do you know what you will say to the baby when you first hold him/her?: I love you

Are you scared about the labor?: YEP.

Names!!

Do you have a name picked out?: London Starr Evans :)

Girl names…: Not needed

Boy names…: See above

Is your baby going to be named after someone?: London is just a name we both really like and Starr is Justin's middle name.

Other random questions!!.

Have you felt the baby move?: Yes, he is quite the wiggle worm.

Do you have stretch marks yet?: Not yet!

What was your first symptom?: Slight nausea

Will your baby have godparents?: We haven't discussed this yet.

Who will the god mommy be?: n/a

Who will the god daddy be?: n/a

What is the baby’s room theme?: Still in the process of picking this out.

What was the first thing you bought for the baby?: Honestly, I don't think I have bought anything for our baby yet, b/c so many people have bought us sooooo much!!!

If you already have kids, how do you think they will adjust to the new baby?: Minnie will likely lick him a lot.

Will you cloth diaper?: Not decided yet.

BFing or formula?:Attempting the first

What is your favorite pregnancy book?: Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy

What do you look forward to doing again once you are no longer pregnant?: A good night's sleep!

What physical features do you hope the baby will get from daddy?: Really any feature that is from him I will be happy with!

What physical features do you hope the baby will get from you?: See above.

Is he ready to be a daddy?: He will be an amazing Dad! It will be a learning process for us both!

Are you ready to be a mommy?: See above

No real updates this week about baby London except that he is now the size of a banana. :)

Hugs,

Mere